Unit 14 Flashcards
soph
Definition: wise
Examples: sophomore (wise fool), philosophy,
sophisticated
spec, spect, spic
Definition: look
Examples: specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle,
aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect,
retrospective, introspective, expect,
conspicuous
sphere
Definition: ball, sphere
Examples: sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere, spheroid
spir
Definition: breath
Examples: spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire,
perspire, respiration
string, strict
Definition: draw tight
Examples: stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, boa
constrictor
stru, struct
Definition: build
Examples: construe (build in the mind, interpret),
sume, sump
Definition: take, use, waste
Examples: consume, assume (to take, to use), sump
pump presumption (to take or use before
knowing all the facts
tact, tang, tag, tig, ting
Definition: touch
Examples: tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible,
contagious, contiguous
tele
Definition: far
Examples: telephone, telegraph, telegram, telescope,
television, telephoto, telecast, telepathy
tempo
Definition: time
Examples: tempo, temporary, extemporaneously,
contemporary, pro tem, temporal
ten, tin, tain
Definition: hold
Examples: tenacious, tenant, tenure, untenable, detention,
retentive, content, pertinent, continent,
obstinate, contain, abstain, pertain, detain
tend, tent, tens
Definition: stretch, strain
Examples: tendency, extend, intend, contend, pretend,
superintend, tender, extent, tension, pretense
terra
Definition: earth
Examples: terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial
test
Definition: to bear witness
Examples: testament, detest, testimony, attest
the, theo
Definition: God, a god
Examples: monotheism, polytheism, atheism, theology
